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Brace Yourselves: KPBS Film Club goes public with MoPA Oscar party!

January 31st, 2008 by Scott Marks

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This will be a first for me. I don’t do Oscar well in public. Generally I watch them at home (preferably alone) and can’t remember the last time I viewed them in the company of others. I don’t want people to see me during or immediately after the ceremony. It’s nobody’s business.

Imagine my delight when my old stomping grounds the Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA) invited the Film Club into the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Theatre to host an Oscar soirée. This year I leave the cocoon and join my KPBS partner Beth Accamondo live on stage and miked to do play by play commentary for this year’s Oscarcast.

Please, God, don’t let me work blue. And whatever you do, keep me away from the bar.

Neither of us has much good to say about the Oscars, but Beth insists that I harbor more contempt. Check the tapes; she’s said things about the beloved Academy that would render Jean Hersholt inhumane.

Luckily there isn’t much this year to outrage me, no Forest Gumps that would cause me to uproot seats and overturn tables. Then again, if Juno wins Best Screenplay, I just might pull a Sinatra and throw a tray of glasses.

Needless to say we were both a little surprised (and a lot flattered) when we got the call, so what the heck? It’s a great museum and if Beth and I have anything to do with it, there will be fun! A lot of fun and great food and libations (except for me) to boot. And the party is a lock strike or no strike.

The festivities kick off at 5 and will end when the last precious award is handed out. Tickets are $150.00 a head and it’s black tie optional. (Guess which option I’ll take.)

For more information, visit the MoPA website.

Come join us for an Oscar party you’ll never forget!

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6 Responses to “Brace Yourselves: KPBS Film Club goes public with MoPA Oscar party!”

  1. John Schultz on January 31st, 2008 2:05 pm

    Oh, what I wouldn’t give to hear you live in concert, but $150 is a lot of ring-a-ding, baby, especially during the strike. Hmmm…let’s see what I can swing and I might go. Just don’t injure anyone when Diablo wins the Oscar; that’s all I’m askin’.

  2. Scott on January 31st, 2008 8:13 pm

    I’ll do my best to get a videotape copy. I know there are 2 cameras in the booth that are hooked up to a VHS machine. Ley me look into it.

  3. John Schultz on February 1st, 2008 1:43 am

    Thanks, Scott. Much appreciated. If the strike is still going on come Oscar time, the ceremony should last…what? 45 minutes? Oh, wait. Forgot about the “out of this world” concepts the Academy’s gonna spring on us. wow.

  4. John Dacapias on February 1st, 2008 11:20 am

    Can I get a copy of that tape as well? Hey, they misspelled Beth’s name!
    You know, if you move that decimal point to the left a little, I would totally go.

  5. Scott Marks on February 1st, 2008 11:54 am

    Where do you see Beth’s name on the MoPA website? I clicked on the link and couldn’t find it. Seriously, they should correct that.

    Did they spell my name properly?

    So I can put you down for a table?

  6. John Dacapias on February 1st, 2008 1:52 pm

    It’s on the attachment on top of the article; it’s probably a typo.
    Sorry, I’ll be at my own Oscar party that night.
    Looking forward to Billy Bush and Mary Hart opening up envelopes for an hour!
    Celebrate good times come on!!!

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